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Cult
//kʌlt// adj, noun, slang
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to a cult. not-comparable
- 2 Enjoyed by a small, loyal group. not-comparable
"a cult horror movie"
- 3 Alternative form of kvlt. alt-of, alternative, neologism, not-comparable
Noun
- 1 The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.
"imperial cult"
- 2 an interest followed with exaggerated zeal wordnet
- 3 A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing. informal
"the heavy metal cult"
- 4 a system of religious beliefs and rituals wordnet
- 5 A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader. derogatory
"Two former cult members explain the difficulties they had extricating themselves from it."
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- 6 a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false wordnet
- 7 followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader wordnet
- 8 followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
Derived from French culte, from Latin cultus (“care, adoration; cult”), from colō (“cultivate; protect”).
Etymology 2
Derived from French culte, from Latin cultus (“care, adoration; cult”), from colō (“cultivate; protect”).
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